In anticipation of facing Zambia in the 2027 Cannes qualifiers
The new national team coach, Ibrahim Hamdani, and his assistants are moving towards creating a “revolution” at the level of the starting lineup that will be relied upon this Friday against the Zambian national team in the 2027 Cannes qualifiers, compared to the lineup that played the “Greens” last match in the last World Cup against the Swiss national team in the second round of the international competition, given the touch that Hamdani wants to leave its mark on his first appearance in the national team’s colors as a successor coach. By Swiss Vladimir Petkovic.
It is expected that Melvin Faisal Mastil will be in goalkeeping to replace the punished Luca Zidane, as the technical staff wants to rely on the most prepared goalkeeper compared to the importance of the match for Hamdani as a new coach, which he wants to have the best start for the “Greens” before traveling to Burundi to play the second round of the competition, with Ramy Bensebaini at the level of the defense axis being captain of the team due to his seniority in the national squad in the absence of the injured Nabil Bentaleb, to be the captain. Hajjam, with a large percentage, on the left corridor instead of Rayan Ait Nouri, at a time when Hamdani will move towards including Samir Chergui on the right side and Zinedine Belaid alongside Ben Sabaini in the pivot, at a time when Abdelly, Maza, and Shaybi will be at the midfield level, in addition to Bourbaa, who will be a surprise for Hamdani in the next continental date.
As for the front-line position, Sheikha will be a center forward, given the levels he performed with his team in the Norwegian championship. The same applies to Goueiri, whom Hamdani will employ in the attack, given his tendency forward, in addition to Ammoura’s recent brilliance with his French club, Nice, which nominates him to secure a starting position from the start, to be the best alternative and the best solution for Hamdani if things go the opposite of what he planned. Technical staff.
It is noteworthy that the majority of the national team players had sent reassuring messages to coach Ibrahim Hamdani and his staff through their brilliance with their clubs in the last round they played before joining the preparatory training session for facing Zambia at the end of this week for the first round of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers, knowing that the list that coach Hamdani announced a week ago had carried some unexpected surprises for the technicians as well as the team’s followers, as it went according to the data. What’s new for the team, as well as the vision of the new coach, Ibrahim Hamdani.
It is known that the national team will launch the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this Friday, September 25, by facing the Zambian national team at the “Hussein Ait Ahmed” stadium, before traveling to Burundi to meet the local team for the second round on the 29th of this month, with the third and fourth rounds being held between November 9 and 17, 2026, and the qualifiers will conclude with the fifth and sixth rounds being held in the period from March 22 to 30. 2027, and an additional qualification card will be given to another team towards the final stage of the continental competition in each group that includes the team organizing the next session, noting that the opening match of the “CAN” will take place on June 19, 2027, while the closing match will be held on July 17, awaiting the official announcement of the country that will host the opening and final matches by the Continental Football Association.
